FUNNYMAN Lawrence Mooney has delivered a foul-mouthed spray to a female journalist after an unfavourable review.

Greg Barila

The AdvertiserFebruary 15, 201611:03am

COMEDIAN Lawrence Mooney has launched an extraordinary tirade against a journalist after an unfavourable review for his show in the Adelaide Fringe.

In a foul-mouthed rant that went on for several hours on Twitter last night, Mooney attacked The Advertiser’s Isabella Fowler, calling her a “deads**t”, “amateur,” and an “idiot” and accusing her of having “a tiny mind” after she reviewed his stand-up show, Moonman, at the Rhino Room.

In her three-star review, Fowler said she left the show, wondering whether Mooney was a comedian or “just a funny guy under a spotlight”.

Mooney, who has worked in radio and television for several years, including appearing on the ABC series The Agony of Life and hosting the ABC panel game show Dirty Laundy Live, was not impressed.

“Are you deaf or an idiot?” he spat in tweets after seeing Fowler’s review.

“You did hear people laughing hard for an hour didn’t you,” before suggesting the journalist go back to her usual round, real estate.